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Approaches to conservation
ARC00014M
Module leader: Navin Piplani
Aims
- to introduce the key precedents and approaches to conservation of the built heritage and the ethics and philosophies which underlie them
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this module students should have:
- knowledge and a clear understanding of how and why the concept of cultural heritage and its conservation came into being
- knowledge and understanding of the key protagonists of conservation in the past, their respective philosophical approaches and the relative value and influence of those approaches
- knowledge and understanding of the processes of determining value and significance of cultural heritage
